Scott expects to see improved Haynesworth

Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay will actually mark the second time Albert Haynesworth has returned to Nashville as an opponent, but the Titans expect to see much more of him this time around.

When he played here last year with the Redskins, Haynesworth was already deep in Mike Shanahan’s doghouse. He didn’t see a lot of action against the Titans and was cut later in the season.

Titans guard Jake Scott says he’s seen an improved Haynesworth while watching film of Tampa Bay.

“He looks like he’s playing better than he did in Washington,” Scott said. “I didn’t see film of him in New England (where Haynesworth spent six games this season), but he looks pretty solid now. It looks like he’s playing pretty well.”

According to the Buccaneers’ stats, Haynesworth has a combined nine tackles in his two games, along with two quarterback pressures and a blocked extra point.

“He’s a big, strong man. There’s a lot of those (in the NFL), but not many of them are as athletic as he is,” Scott said. “When he decides you’re not going to block him, it gets pretty hard to block him.”

Who knows what coming back to Nashville for a second time might mean for Haynesworth? Said Scott: “That can always help, being back in front of his hometown crowd and against his old team. That might motivate him.”